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Inmate Andrew Holland died naked on the floor of a San Luis Obispo County Jail cell as correctional deputies watched in 2017. The mentally ill man was strapped into a plastic restraint chair for 2 days because he was allegedly harming himself.

San Luis Obispo County has the percentages of medicated jail inmates and mentally ill inmates awaiting treatment in California, state surveys show. The county disputes the significance of those results.

SLO County Sheriff Ian Parkinson only learned Andrew Holland spent 46 hours in a jail restraint chair after the inmate died, the county says, and phone records proving that were mistakenly withheld from the public.

Sheriff Ian Parkinson says he only learned Andrew Holland spent 46 hours in a jail restraint chair after the inmate died, but SLO County officials say they don't have communication records from the weekend that could prove that claim.

The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office says that its correctional deputies have received death threats following the Tribune's release of video of inmate Andrew Holland's death. The Holland family condemned the threats.

San Luis Obispo County elected officials react to the video of Andrew Holland's death in County Jail, calling it "horrible" and "disturbing." San Luis Obispo Mayor said it's a call for "respecting human decency."

A two-day protest over mentally ill inmate Andrew Holland's death at the SLO County Jail after 46 hours in a restraint chair ended Monday, March 19, 2018, at the San Luis Obispo Superior Courthouse with calls for reform.

SLO County District Attorney Dan Dow issued a statement on Andrew Holland's death at the County Jail, saying it is county policy for every jail death to be investigated by sheriff-coroner detectives, not his office, and that he can't comment amid the ongoing FBI investigation.

Andrew Holland died while in custody at San Luis Obispo County Jail in 2017, after being restrained for 46 hours. This is a look at the events that led to his death, the county's response and the inmates who have died in custody since Holland.

Andrew Holland died while at the San Luis Obispo County, California jail in 2017. This exclusive jail cell video shows his final days strapped to a restraint chair and left naked in a solitary confinement cell.

Video obtained by The Tribune shows deputies watching as San Luis Obispo County (CA) Jail inmate Andrew Holland died after being released from a restraint chair on January 22, 2017, contradicting the sheriff's official version of the events.

After the near collapse of the emergency spillway at Oroville Dam, a Sacramento Bee investigation found owners of some of California’s most important dams often allow deficiencies to linger for years. The Department of Water Resources ordered 93 dams to reexamine their own spillways after the Oroville crisis.

The Sacramento Bee analyzed five years of inspection reports at the 93 dams singled out for further review by state officials following the Oroville Dam crisis. The reports show problems can linger for years.

Andrew Holland died while in custody at San Luis Obispo County Jail in 2017, after being restrained for 46 hours. This is a look at the events that led to his death, the county's response and the inmates who have died in custody since Holland.